Biographies

Mr. Timothy P. McAdam is the Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. He has served as chairman of the Board since April 2015 and has served as a member of the Board since July 2012. Mr. McAdam is a General Partner of Technology Crossover Ventures and has been in the venture capital industry since 1991. Mr. McAdam currently serves on the board of directors of Rapid7, Inc., a publicly traded cybersecurity company, and FinancialForce.com, Inc., a cloud-based applications company. Mr. McAdam holds a B.A. in Classics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Company Board believes Mr. McAdam’s experience in building technology companies and his expertise as an investor in such companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Mr. Stephen S. Trundle is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2003 and as a member of the Board since October 2003. Previously, Mr. Trundle served in various positions with MicroStrategy Incorporated, including as Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Trundle holds an A.B. in Engineering and an A.B. in Government from Dartmouth College. Company Board believes that Mr. Trundle’s extensive knowledge of company business and prior industry experience with technology companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Mr. Jean-Paul Martin is the Chief Technology Officer of the company. He is one of the company founders, has served as Chief Technology Officer since March 2000. Prior to joining company, Mr. Martin served as a Software Architect with MicroStrategy Incorporated. He has also served as Chief Technology Officer of Media Cybernetics Inc., which provided image processing and analysis software used in medical, industrial, forensic and remote sensing applications. Mr. Martin holds a B.Sc/M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and Robotics from the Universite Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III, France).

Mr. Steve Valenzuela is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Valenzuela has served as Chief Financial Officer since November 15, 2016. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Valenzuela served as the Chief Financial Officer of SugarCRM, a customer relationship management software company, from January 2015 to November 2016. From October 2013 to December 2014, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Apigee Corporation, a software provider for the management of APIs and internet of things. Prior to this, Mr. Valenzuela served as the Chief Financial Officer of Zenprise, a mobile device management software company, from April 2011 to December 2012, and then as a result of Citrix’s acquisition of Zenprise in January 2013, as the Vice President of Finance and Operations for the Mobile Platforms Group of Citrix from January 2013 to October 2013. Mr. Valenzuela holds a B.S. degree in accounting from San Jose State University and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Mr. Daniel Ramos is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Corporate Secretary of the company. He has served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development since June 2007. Prior to joining company, Mr. Ramos served as Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense. Prior to his service with the Air Force, Mr. Ramos was the Vice President of Legal and Business Planning at The Away Network, a business unit of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Before joining The Away Network, he was a senior transactional attorney with the law firm of Shaw Pittman LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP). Mr. Ramos holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Mr. Jeffrey A. Bedell is the Chief strategy and innovative officer of the company. Mr. Bedell served as Chief Technology Officer at MicroStrategy Incorporated from 2001 to October 2012 as well as Executive Vice President of Technology from 2007 to March 2013. Mr. Bedell holds a B.A. in Religion from Dartmouth College.

Mr. David Hutz is the Chief Systems Architect of the company. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hutz served as Lead Architect at Thomson Financial Publishing Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and Chief Systems Architect at Strategy.com, a business unit of MicroStrategy Incorporated, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Hutz holds a B.A. and M.S. in Applied Math and Economics from Harvard University.

Mr. Daniel Kerzner is the our Chief Product Officer of the company. Prior to joining company, from April 2013 to December 2013, Mr. Kerzner served as the Chief Executive Officer of Emotive Communications Inc., a software company. From March 2010 to April 2013, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile at MicroStrategy Incorporated. From July 2009 to February 2010, Mr. Kerzner was the Regional Director for PJM Interconnection at EnerNOC, Inc. Prior to this position, he was Vice President of Platform and Emerging Technologies at MicroStrategy. Mr. Kerzner holds a B.A. in Computer Engineering from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School.

Ms. Michelle K. Lee is Director of the company. She is the Herman Phleger Visiting Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where she teaches disruptive technologies and intellectual property. From 2012 until June 2017, Ms. Lee held various positions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including most recently serving as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. Before her time in public service, Ms. Lee was deputy general counsel at Google Inc. and its first Head of Patents and Patent Strategy. Prior to Google, she was a partner at the law firm of Fenwick & West LLP. Ms. Lee earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Mr. Donald E. Clarke is the Independent director of the company. He has served as a member of the Board since May 2014. Mr. Clarke currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Plex Systems, Inc., a privately held cloud technology company. Prior to joining Plex, from March 2008 to March 2013, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Eloqua, Inc., a then publicly-held marketing automation company. Prior to working at Eloqua, Mr. Clarke served as Chief Financial Officer for Cloakware, Inc., a privately-held security solutions company, from August 2006 to February 2008 and for Visual Networks, Inc., a then publicly traded application and network management solutions company, from July 2004 to March 2006. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Company Board believes that Mr. Clarke’s experience in operations, strategy, accounting and financial management at both publicly and privately held companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Mr. Darius G. Nevin is Independent Director of the Company. He has served as a member of the Board since April 2016. Mr. Nevin is a member of G3 Capital Partners, LLC, a consulting company, which also serves as an adviser to private equity firms in the fields of security, telecommunications, and recurring service industries. He is also a member of G3 Investment Holdings, LLC, an investment company. Prior to co-founding G3 Capital Partners, LLC in October 2010, Mr. Nevin served as chief financial officer of Protection One, Inc., a then publicly traded company, from 2001 until June 2010. He served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of WCI Communities, Inc., a then publicly traded community developer and luxury homebuilder, from July 2013 through its acquisition in February 2017. Mr. Nevin earned an A.B. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Company Board believes that Mr. Nevin’s experience in executive management and in developing and executing the operating and financing strategies at both publicly and privately held companies and his background in public company financial reporting qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Mr. Hugh Panero is the Independent director of the company. He has served as a member of the Board since August 2010. Mr. Panero is the owner of Yellow Brick Road Ventures, LLC, a privately-held company which consults and invests in a variety of entertainment and technology companies. He is also an Adjunct Professor and former Shapiro Fellow at The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, Washington, DC. From February 2012 to February 2013, Mr. Panero served as the Chief Executive Officer of Popdust, Inc., a digital music-oriented platform. From 2008 to 2011, he served as a Venture Partner with New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), a venture capital firm, where he focused on consumer technology opportunities. Mr. Panero was the co-founder of XM Satellite Radio Inc. and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2007. He holds a B.A. in Government and Sociology from Clark University and an M.B.A. from Baruch College. Company Board believes that Mr. Panero’s experience with entrepreneurial companies and executive management of technology companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Mr.Mayo A. Shattuck, III, is the Independent director of the company. He has served as a member of the Board since May 2014. Mr. Shattuck is currently the chairman of the board of directors of Exelon Corporation and previously he served as the executive chairman of Exelon from March 2012 to February 2013. From 2001 until its acquisition by Exelon, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Mr. Shattuck was previously at Deutsche Bank AG, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown and, during his tenure, served as Global Head of Investment Banking and Global Head of Private Banking. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust Corporation, which merged with Deutsche Bank in June 1999. From 1991 until 1997, Mr. Shattuck was President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Alex. Brown Inc., which merged with Bankers Trust in September 1997. He currently serves on the board of directors of Gap Inc. and is chairman of its audit and finance committee. Mr. Shattuck also serves as a director for Capital One Financial Corporation, where he is chairman of its compensation committee. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Williams College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Company Board believes that Mr. Shattuck’s broad experience in operations and strategy at both publicly and privately held companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.

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